2011
Wreath season off to warm start
The wreath-making season is under way, and both large and small operations are busy getting their products to market. Dugald Kell Sr.
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2011
Firm to ship wood chips through port
Great Northern Timber Inc., based in Halifax, is expected to begin stockpiling wood chips at the Port of Eastport's new bulk material storage yard in January, with the first shipment to be loaded during the first quarter of the new year.
2011
Restaurants turn to local food for authentic and fresh flavors
Causing a restaurant cook's heart to sing is no small matter, so when Marilu Scott of Eastport's Bank Square Pizza and Deli rhapsodizes about the quality of the 200 pounds of tomatillos and 40 pounds of jalapeños she purchases from farmer Robin Follette of Seasons Eatings Farm in Talmadge,...
2011
High catches erased by low lobster prices
Unusually good catches -- up perhaps 30% -- are being wiped out by unusually low prices -- down by a dollar or more per pound -- for lobster fishermen in southwest New Brunswick, following the start of the season on November 8.
2011
Brownfield projects breathe life into underutilized sites
U.S. Route 1 winds along the coast of Washington County passing through towns and small cities that often have the vestiges of a more vibrant transportation-based industry left behind.
2011
Back Bay man dies after boat accident
A boat accident off Frye Island, near Back Bay, on Saturday, November 19, took the life of a 45-year-old Back Bay resident, but his 10-year-old son managed to make it to the shore safely.
2011
WORKING
WORKING at Tide Mill Creamery in Edmunds are Ethan Bien and Rachel Bell. The creamery supplies products to a number of area restaurants.